» Prepar3D v3.1 – Available for Download Immediately!

12-21-15

The Prepar3D v3.1 update is available now and can be downloaded from your Downloads page. If you currently own a valid Prepar3D v3 license, there is no charge to update to Prepar3D v3.1.

For the first time, we will be offering separate updates for the Client, Content, and Scenery. This will make updating faster and easier than ever before. Please be sure to read the Prepar3D v3 Download and Installation Directions for more details on how to update to the v3.1 release.

The Lockheed Martin Prepar3D team loves hearing about your experiences with Prepar3D at our Forums. The forums also give us an opportunity to listen to your feedback as we continue Prepar3D development. We’ve partnered with our forum users and with several featured developers to continue to bring added features, enhancements, and optimizations all while bringing additional backwards compatibility, bug fixes, and stability to Prepar3D v3.1. The new v3.1 introduces improvements to the water system, a new controller calibration screen, OGG audio support, and numerous bug fixes.

You can find a full list of What’s New below.

Prepar3D v3.1 – Release Notes

The following list of updates has been categorized based on the installer required.

The Client installer is required for Prepar3D v3.1, however the Content, Scenery, and SDK installers are optional. You must first have Prepar3D v3.0 installed to utilize the Client only installer. To install the Prepar3D v3.1 Client, you must first uninstall the Prepar3D v3.0 Client via Programs and Features in Windows Control Panel. The Prepar3D v3.1 Client update will require you to reactivate your product, however if you have an internet connection or have not made any major hardware changes between installations this should not be an issue. For more information please view the Prepar3D v3 Download/Installation Instructions from the Prepar3D.comDownloads section.

If this is your first time installing Prepar3D v3, you can simply install Prepar3D v3.1 directly.